Independent Record Label business. Take your passion for music and start an indie record label for your favorite artists. Business Overview If you've always wanted to be in the music business, but you can't sing a note and your instrumental talents are limited, take heart. You can do the Dick Clark thing as head of your own record (or more properly nowadays, CD) label. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, music influences every culture on our planet to...

Jingle Writer business. Don't let a lifetime of watching and listening to commercials go to waste -- use your knowledge to make money for yourself. Business Overview Do you have a musical talent for creating catchy little tunes and rhymes? If so, the time has never been better than now to start a jingle writing service, as advertising in all mediums are booming thanks entirely to the dot.com sensation. Potential clients for a jingle writing service can include radio producers,...

Home Office Resource Guide business. Working from home can be isolating. Help home workers thrive with a specialized guide. Business Overview Are you looking to start a business that can be set in motion with a minimal capital investment, operated from a home office and has the potential to be expanded across North America over a very short period of time with unlimited income potential? If so, perhaps starting a community resource guide for home based business owners and home...

Event Programs business. From school plays to weddings, plenty of events depend on programs. Business Overview Seminars, auctions, plays, trade shows and business conventions generally have one thing in common: They require event programs to be distributed to the people in attendance to let them know what's going on, what's for sale and what's coming up next. Starting a desktop publishing business that designs and produces event programs is a very easy new business enterprise...

Small Business Guides business. Create small business guides and take advantage of the growing influence of small businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Business Overview Small businesses drive the economies in both the U.S. and Canada. In fact, small business is responsible for 80 percent of all new and existing employment in both countries. Starting a desktop publishing business in your community that specializes in creating a monthly small business guide is a terrific new...

Newsletter Publisher business. Help businesses and organizations get their news out by publishing newsletters. Business Overview The newsletter is one of the hottest marketing vehicles around. It's a terrific way for businesses and professionals to keep themselves in their clients' minds and promote new business. It's also a great way for the word-wise entrepreneur to develop a subscription publication with far less cost than a full-fledged magazine or newspaper would entail. ...

Community Business Maps business. Guide tourists to local attractions and points of interest but don't be surprised if you get lost in the profits. Business Overview Community business maps are simply maps featuring information about local attractions and points of interest within a community, as well as highlighting the participating businesses that sponsor or advertise on the maps. Typically, business advertisers will receive a display-size advertisement on the back of the...

Self Publishing Consultant business. Know the secrets to self publishing? Help those who want to succeed too. Business Overview Here is your opportunity to help people fulfill their dreams of becoming published writers by starting a self-publishing consulting business. Offer your clients numerous services in both print and electronic formats for nonfiction and fiction books, journals, and short stories, including proofreading, editing, printing, marketing, and distributing...

Restaurant Menus business. Combine page designing talent with a love for food with this business idea. Business Overview How do you provide business owners in your community with highly effective low-cost advertising options, while also providing restaurant owners with high quality menus printed free of charge every month and make a profit for yourself? Easy, start a restaurant menu advertising program in your community. The business concept is very basic. Secure agreements...

Home Decorating Guide business. No, print isn't dead. Give homeowners a decorating guide they can flip through while sitting on their couch. Business Overview In spite of its popularity, we haven't turned our world completely over to the internet. Good old print publishing is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. A publishing business that creates and distributes semiannual home decorating guides can still earn excellent profits. The business concept is very...